Ágios Geórgios
Ágios Geórgios is a dam in Ammóchostos, Famagusta district. Ágios Geórgios is situated nearby to the suburb Varosha.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque - St. Nicholas’s Cathedral and Nestorian Church of St. George the Exiler.
Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque - St. Nicholas’s Cathedral
Mosque
The Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque, originally known as the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas and later as the Saint Sophia Mosque of Mağusa, is the largest medieval building in Famagusta, Cyprus. Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque - St. Nicholas’s Cathedral is situated 4 km north of Ágios Geórgios.
Nestorian Church of St. George the Exiler
Historic building
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Nestorian Church, officially known as the Church of St. George the Exiler is a church in the old town of Famagusta, Cyprus founded in 1360. Originally built as a church belonging to the Church of the East, an ancient Nestorian branch of Eastern Christianity, it was converted to a Greek Orthodox Church in the British era after centuries of use as a stable for camels in the Ottoman era. Nestorian Church of St. George the Exiler is situated 4 km north of Ágios Geórgios.
Famagusta within the walls
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The fortifications of Famagusta are a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surround the city of Famagusta in Northern Cyprus. The walls were built by the Lusignan Kingdom of Cyprus in the 14th century, and redesigned by Republic of Venice in 15th and 16th centuries before the siege of Ottoman Empire in 1571. Famagusta within the walls is situated 4 km north of Ágios Geórgios.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Varosha and Famagusta.
Varosha
Suburb
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Varosha is the southern quarter of Famagusta, a de jure territory of Cyprus, currently under the control of Northern Cyprus. Varosha had a population of 226 in the 2011 Northern Cyprus census. The area of Varosha is 6.19 km2. Varosha is situated 3 km northeast of Ágios Geórgios.
Famagusta
Famagusta is a city in Northern Cyprus, with a population of 55,648 in 2019. It's a seaport and tourist resort and has a walled old centre created in the 13th century.
Deryneia
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Deryneia is a large village in the island of Cyprus. It is located on the east side of the island, 2 km south of the city of Famagusta. The population of the village is 5,758 and it consists of a municipality since 1994.
Ágios Geórgios
- Type: Dam
- Also known as: “Agios Georgios” and “Ayios Yeoryios Dam”
- Location: Ammóchostos, Famagusta district, Cyprus, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.09085° or 35° 5′ 27″ northLongitude
33.93057° or 33° 55′ 50″ eastElevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
8G7M3WRJ+86GeoNames ID
18991
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In Other Languages
“Ágios Geórgios” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Ágios Geórgios”
- Greek: “Άγιος Γεώργιος”
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